Sustainable development: Overcoming centuries of oppression and marginalization, the indigenous people of Guatemala have risen up to resist the attempts of Monsanto to force them to abandon their traditional corn and pay each year for genetically modified seeds.
Human rights: In Trinidad and Tobago, there is a strong movement to end discrimination against homosexuals and allow them full human rights. This could be a precedent for the entire Caribbean region.

Democratic participation: In Zimbabwe the Christian denominations have launched a peace initiative to ensure free and peaceful citizen participation in national elections. And Chicago is receiving help in restorative justice from Northern Ireland in order to stop the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce juvenile incarceration. . .

Free flow of information: Four journalism and press freedom groups have filed a complaint in the United States with the Federal Communication Commission to stop an attempt by major corporations to require payment in order to access their websites. As they say, "it won’t just be the media that loses out if we don’t have Net Neutrality. Our democracy will suffer as well."

Disarmament: Amnesty International informs us that the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty will take effect in December thanks to the recent ratifications by Argentina, the Bahamas, Czech Republic, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Senegal and Uruguay which brings the total to the required 50 states.

It is worth nothing that the above initiatives come almost equally from the regions of Latin America, Africa, North American, South Asia and the Arab States. The Movement for a Culture of Peace is truly global!

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